Comment 3 for bug 6886

Message-Id: <1088410586.2593.7.camel@seb128>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:16:26 +0200
From: Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>
To: Jan Medlock <email address hidden>,
 <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#256594: metacity: Same problem with switch_to_workspace_*
 via hotkeys

Le dim, 27/06/2004 =E0 20:54 -0700, Jan Medlock a =E9crit :
> Package: metacity
> Version: 1:2.8.1-3
> Followup-For: Bug #256594
>=20
> Using hotkeys for switch_to_workspace_{up,down,left,right} switches to
> the correct workspace and pops up a dialog box showing the current
> workspace but that dialog box does not disappear when the keys are
> released. Instead, the another key must be pressed (or mouse click)
> to cause the dialog to disappear.

Hi,

This bug is a xlibs bug, it has been reported several times and will be
fixed soon.

Here it is a fix from xfree's maintainer:

"A fix for this problem is available. It comes in the form of a diff to
/etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/pc.

To apply this fix:

1) Retrieve the patch from
   <URL: http://redwald.deadbeast.net/tmp/alt_tab_fix.diff > or the
   attachment to this mail.
2) Save the patch someplace. I recommend /tmp.
3) Become root.
4) cd /
5) patch -p0 < /tmp/alt_tab_fix.diff
6) Go back to being a mere mortal user.
7) Restart your X session. Advanced users may simply reload their
   keymap using setxkbmap(1x) with the proper arguments."

Cheers,

Sebastien Bacher